Difference between revisions of "Sandy Adams"

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::''See also: [[Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

::''See also: [[Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

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The website ''Legistorm'' compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Adams paid her congressional staff a total of $732,575 in 2011. She ranks 16th on the list of the lowest paid Republican Representative Staff Salaries and she ranks 18th overall of the lowest paid Representative Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, [[Florida]] ranks 36th in average salary for representative staff. The average [[U.S. House of Representatives]] congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.<ref>[http://www.legistorm.com/member/2743/Rep_Sandy_Adams.html LegiStorm "Sandy Adams"]</ref>

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The website ''Legistorm'' compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Adams paid her congressional staff a total of $732,575 in 2011. She ranks 16th on the list of the lowest paid Republican representative staff salaries and ranks 18th overall of the lowest paid Representative Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, [[Florida]] ranks 36th in average salary for representative staff. The average [[U.S. House of Representatives]] congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.<ref>[http://www.legistorm.com/member/2743/Rep_Sandy_Adams.html LegiStorm "Sandy Adams"]</ref>

Issues

Presidential preference

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Adams voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. She was one of 151 Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[7]

Analysis

Congressional staff salaries

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Adams paid her congressional staff a total of $732,575 in 2011. She ranks 16th on the list of the lowest paid Republican representative staff salaries and ranks 18th overall of the lowest paid Representative Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, Florida ranks 36th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[14]

Net worth

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Adams' net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $2,004 and $32,000. That averages to $17,002, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2010 of $7,561,133.[15]